Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-09-21

TO be relieved of the responsibility
of appointing the committee, bu
the Chamber would not hear o
anything of this kind, and after
short conference with Mr.. Sweeney tn
committee on behalf of the Chamber wa
announced as follows, in addition to tn
President, who was made a member by til
terms Of the resolution: Messrs. A. }
Sweeney, F. J. Hearne, Thomas OBrien
n. B. Scott and N. +. Whitaker.
Mr.. Scott took the floor and said he ha(
the impression that there were too many
manufacturers on the committee. Id
would be glad to resign to admit OF TIT
appointment of some one from the ranks
of the merchants.
Two or three merchants objected to THU
move, and said they were fully satisfied Il
let the committee alone.
President Logan explained that his objec
in appointing a committee of such complex
ion was to balance the committees Of The
other two bodies, who we'll represented The
wholesale merchants.
The committee was not changed. This
completed this portion of the business
The committee is a splendid one, and the
public can rest assured that the bridge
project is now in good hands, and that the
joint committee of eighteen, whose names
are printed at the head of this column, viii
maturely and carefully consider the matter
in all its bearings and make such a report
as will be fully satisfactory.
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Some Remarks by the President.
When all the business had been disposed
of and the Chamber was ready to adjourn,
President Logan addressed the members,
prefacing his remarks by saying that what
he was about to give utterance TO was in
tended to be taken in the way Of advice.
He desired to exhort the members of the
Chamber to come more frequently
and generally to its meetings,
During the heated months of sum
mer it was not expected thai
the attendance would be very large, but
with the advent of cool weather and the
consequent revival of trade, there ought
TO be a better turnout. There ought tC
be far more than the usual bare quorum,
DIR. Logan referred to the great value OF
the Chamber to the business and mana
featuring interests of the city, and said
the organization ought to be perpetuated,
The experience of the past year ought t
make every member anxious in behalf o.
the organization. To be sure, all that HAD
been mapped out had not been accomplish
ed, but much had been done that would
not have otherwise been accomplished. He
,1rsal uikh on aarnaat rAH naaf IN the mann.
bers present to turn out in the future, anC
induce others to do so.
Mr.. Sweeney took the floor and threw
out the suggestion that one potent reason fol
the small number of members attending the
meetings was the unfortunate and Out.Ot-
the-way location of the rooms of the Cham
Der. The room should have been located
on Market. Another reason was the night
of meeting. He vas convinced thai
Thursday night was n bad one. Tuesday
night, in his opinion, would be much bet
ter. He thought there should be some eff
fort made to secure IA room on Market
street, and 4 person should he paid to stay
there at all times. There should be read
ing matter supplied, trade papers anC
other literature subscribed for, and a de
cided and well-directed effort made 10 in
terest members. Col. Sweeney spoke il
this strain for some time, and closed by
offering the following resolution:
Resolved, That a committe consisting
of the President, Secretary and Mr.. Henry
Baer be appointed to look for lew quarter
and consider the ACCESSIBILITY of keeping
the room OF the Chamber open at all times
the committee to report at the next meet
ing of the Chamber.
Several members, among them Mr.. NJ
Reilly, concurred in what Mr.. Sweeney haC
said, and the resolution was then adopted
unanimously. The Chamber then ad
iOurned.